Dear Friends – Friday, April 22nd is EARTH DAY – and Opening Day for FRIENDS of NCRD’s DAHLIA TUBER SALE! Dahlia Tubers are for sale in the parking lot of the Little Apple, daily from 9:30 to 4:30 – Numerous named varieties of Dahlia Tubers: $2 per tuber. Unknown varieties of Dahlia Tubers: $1 per tuber or $5 for a…
Category: Gardening
Bring Back the Natives – Spring Plant Sale Goes LIVE Online Today April 18th – April 24th
Tillamook, OR. As you prep your garden this year – make sure to incorporate some native plants! To “Bring Back the Natives”, Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) is taking their annual spring native plant sale online this year. “We have had incredible success taking our native plant sale online last year and we are excited to offer another opportunity for community…
NEHALEM BAY GARDEN CLUB ANNUAL PLANT SALE MAY 7TH AND 8TH
SPRING is HERE! Even though the recent snow caught all by surprise … and soon our gardens are growing Growing, GROWING! It’s Plant Sale Time, and everyone has visions of tomatoes (and lots of other veggies, flowers and plants) dancing in their heads. For the past several years the gardeners of our region have relied on the annual Plant Sales…
Tillamook County Master Gardener Association Annual Plant Sale – Online Catalog Ordering for Pickup or In-Person Sale Saturday May 7th
This year, Tillamook County Master Gardeners are offering our customers two ways to shop: in-person and online. The online catalog opened for ordering today, April 17 at and closes May 3. Plants purchased through the catalog can be picked up at the Fairgrounds beginning Friday, May 6 at noon through May 7 at 1p.m. The Tillamook County Master Gardeners Association…
A Yearly Cycle: Native Plants – Skunk Cabbage and Oregon Grape
By Barbara McLaughlin Skunk Cabbage It seems to me that in some years certain plants are more abundant than in other years. Last summer for example seemed to be a bustin’ berry year. The proliferation I have noticed in my Bayside neighborhood this year is Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton americanum). Not only are there more where I usually see them in…
A yearly cycle: What’s going on outside? Birds and Gardens in my Nehalem Neighborhood
EDITOR’S NOTE: What are you seeing outside your window? Questions about gardening? Please send to editor@tillamookcountypioneer.net and we’ll check with Master Gardeners and other long-time local gardeners. Watch for more gardening news! By Barbara McLaughlin White Crowned Sparrow Being a haphazard birder, I am not very proficient in identification. So I was excited to hear recently the return of the…
A yearly cycle: What’s going on outside? Spring and Frogs
EDITOR’S NOTE: Join me in welcoming another wonderful guest columnist to the Pioneer, Barbara McLaughlin! A local gardener and community organizer, and wife of another Pioneer story-teller, Charles “Chuck” McLaughlin, Barbara will be sharing her insights about what’s going on outdoors. By Barbara McLaughlin It’s officially Spring! The Spring or Vernal equinox occurred on Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 8:33…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Container Gardening – The Basics
Provided by Tillamook County Wellness The first day of Spring is TODAY March 20th. You may be using this time to clean out last year’s garden beds, or to collect seeds for this summer’s harvest. But many of us lack the space or flexibility around our homes to enjoy the process of growing our own vegetables. This is where container…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS BLOG: You Can’t Grow Roses on the Coast – Really??
I beg to differ with that old adage. Coastal residents grow a plethora of vibrant, stunning, beautiful roses of all shapes, sizes and varieties. As with any plant selection, you should choose your roses with your specific location in mind. What type of a rose do you want to plant? Floribunda, Hybrid teas, climber, ground cover and where will it…
Oregon Department of Ag ALERT: Do you Raise Backyard Chickens or Birds? Avian Bird Flu Detected in Oregon
The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) Eurasian strain H5N1 has been confirmed in the Pacific Northwest. HPAI is a highly contagious, deadly disease in domestic poultry. Gardeners are often the first ones to spot important environmental changes, including pests and disease. You are on-the-ground community scientists. Are you raising chickens? Know four things: 1. Be aware of this novel disease;…